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“By wanting to retire early, millennials are subverting conventional ideas of work and finances” – CNA Article
By Happy REIT Investor  •  August 16, 2022
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Just wanna share some thoughts after reading this article  It's about why FIRE may not be suitable for everyone. I think this is the 2nd article on this topic in the last 2 weeks.  The main reason cited seems to be not being able to spend more money = less happy. Definitely true for some people. "Some FIRE practitioners say they do in fact enjoy living a minimalist lifestyle and do not crave these luxuries. But while frugality is a virtue, it cannot be totalising. If the cost of missing out on fancy dinners and new clothes exceeds the joy they could have been derived from them, scrimping might make one worse off." I agree with the writer that if you are someone who likes cafe hopping, 4 long haul overseas trip a year, branded bags, 2m dollars apartment, 200k car and so on and so forth, then most...
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A father on career break ( or career suicide) so he can spend more time with the kids and also to refocus his life and career. Random musings ( investment, kids, current affairs, TV shows and what not) of his everyday life as a "full time parent" depending on his passive income to pay for his part of expenses at home. Fortunate to have a very supportive wife ( who by the way prefers me to be at home all the time than to travel for work all the time) and 2 cute kids.
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